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Head of a Kouros
Head of a Kouros

Head of a Kouros

575–550 B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGypsum
DimensionsHeight: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number88.730
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).
Kouros
Kouros
about 575–550 B.C.
Kouros
Kouros
about 575–550 B.C.
Recumbent lion
Recumbent lion
305–30 B.C.
Effigy head
Effigy head
before 6th century B.C.
Seated Man
Seated Man
William Rimmer
1831
Pendant
Pendant
3850–2960 B.C.
Cast of an inscription
Cast of an inscription
1349–1336 B.C.
Plaster mask of Nimaatra
Plaster mask of Nimaatra
2350–2194 B.C.
Head
Relief of a protective deity
883–859 B.C.
Vessel in the form of a hare
Vessel in the form of a hare
about 6400–5900 B.C.
Image Not Available for Stamp seal or amulet
Stamp seal or amulet
3100–2900 B.C.
Relief of captive Babylonian women
Relief of captive Babylonian women
705–681 B.C.